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☆ Tunisia's 'Minister of Happiness' chases her dream
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Latifa Guesmi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Ons made Tunisians happy being our champion and Minister of Happiness. We are proud of her, so I tell her play comfortably and avoid pressure," Tunisia's Minister of sports Kamal Daqish told Radio Mosaique. "My joy was doubled with Ons Jabeur reaching the final and me passing the baccalaureate exams," Mohamed Hedi, 19, told Reuters. "She can fulfill our dream, and she will remain distinguished in a sport that is new to Tunisians," he said. Before Jabeur, Tunisians followed the fortunes of Malek Jaziri, who was ranked 42nd in the world in 2019, but never got past the third round of a Grand Slam.

Persons: Belarus ’ Aryna Sabalenka, Andrew Couldridge TUNIS, Bianca Andreescu, Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina, Sabalenka, Vondrousova, Kamal Daqish, Mohamed Hedi, Jabeur, Ben Rehouma, Tunisians, Malek Jaziri, Jaziri, Shady Amir, Ed Osmond Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Jabeur, Belarus ’, Belarus ’ Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS, Wimbledon, All England Club, U.S, Radio Mosaique, Sabalenka, Reuters, Indian Wells, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Czech, French, Indian

☆ Wimbledon women’s final: Markéta Vondroušová and Ons Jabeur battle for their maiden grand slam
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Markéta Vondroušová and Ons Jabeur will meet in the women’s Wimbledon final on Saturday with both aiming to win their maiden grand slam title. Dylan Martinez/ReutersAfter her semifinal victory on Thursday, Vondroušová admitted she has some added motivation to win in Saturday’s final. “If I win a grand slam, he’s going to get one, so I hope I will. Just 12 months ago, the Tunisian lost in three sets to Elena Rybakina in the Wimbledon final. Jabeur celebrates after winning match point against Sabalenka in their Wimbledon semifinal.

Persons: Markéta, Vondroušová, Elina Svitolina, Jabeur, Jessica Pegula –, Ash Barty, Dylan Martinez, “, ”, it’s, Frankie, she’s, –, Frankie –, He’s, Elena Rybakina, Iga Świątek, Petra Kvitová, Bianca Andreescu, Rob Newell, CameraSport, I’ve, That’s Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis, Croquet, Centre Court, Svitolina, Reuters, Saturday’s, Sabalenka Locations: Vondroušová, North, Czech, Prague

[1/2] United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets workers at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File PhotoDETROIT, July 13 (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is not a shouter. When he addresses union members in Facebook videos, or appears in public, he rarely raises his voice. "The only real limits we have are the ones we place on ourselves," he told union members in a video address on Tuesday. LONG-TERM TECHNOLOGY THREATSThe UAW president is unsparing in criticism of his immediate predecessors - two of whom, Dennis Williams and Gary Jones, were convicted of corruption.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Rebecca Cook, Fain, I’ve, Malcolm X, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Williams, Gary Jones, “ We’re, Matt Frantzen, “ He’s, Frantzen, Tesla, Peter Berg, Joe White, Ben Klayman, Bianca Flowers, David Shepardson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Auto Workers, Sterling Heights Assembly, REUTERS, DETROIT, UAW, Detroit, General Motors, Ford, EV, GM, Teamsters, United Parcel Service, Toyota, Michigan State University, Thomson Locations: Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Washington, Belvidere , Illinois, Hollywood, California, Detroit, Chicago

☆ Power shutoffs: Sweltering Americans have fewer protections this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Despite the growing concern of heat-related illnesses and climate change, people have far fewer protections from power shutoffs during the summer than they do in the winter. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, has about $6 billion in funds for fiscal 2023, which runs through September. The association is calling on Congress to provide an additional $3 billion for cooling assistance this summer, which would help about 6 million households. And it is asking utilities to voluntarily suspend shutoffs this summer for those behind on their bills. Florida Power & Light, for instance, has a longstanding policy that it won’t disconnect customers if it’s 95 degrees or higher.

Persons: David Konisky, ”, Konisky, Mark Wolfe, That’s, Wolfe, it’s, Bianca Soriano, Soriano Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Weather Service, Center for Energy, National Energy Assistance, Association, Energy, Indiana University, Centers for Disease Control, Income, Energy Assistance, Lawmakers, US Energy Information Administration, Louisiana —, Florida, Customers Locations: New York, United States, Washington, DC, Delaware, Nevada, Colorado , Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Florida

☆ Jabeur crushes Kvitova to set up rematch of 2022 final with Rybakina
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tunisian sixth seed Jabeur had to come from a set down against Bianca Andreescu on Saturday but had no such problems on a blustery afternoon as she raced through the first set in 22 minutes, almost unchallenged. Her crowd-pleasing variety of slice and change of pace and angle left the 2011 and 2014 champion flailing. The ninth-seeded Czech had the briefest of recoveries in the second set but it did not last and Jabeur finished off in style, breaking to love. Third-seeded Kazakh Rybakina, who beat Jabeur in three sets in last year’s final, went through after Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia retired at 4-1 down in the first set with a back injury. Reporting by Mitch Phillips; editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Petra Kvitova, Hannah Mckay LONDON, Elena Rybakina, Jabeur, Bianca Andreescu, flailing, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Czech, Court, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Tunisian, Czech, Kazakh

☆ At Wimbledon, the Human Eye Keeps Dropping the Ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jiri Lehecka had to play a fifth set and essentially win his third-round match twice. Hawk-Eye Live, an electronic line calling system, could have saved the players their set, even their match, but Wimbledon doesn’t use it to its full extent, preferring a more traditional approach. The people for whom the information is most important — the players and the chair umpire, who oversees the match — must rely on the line judge. When the human eye is judging serves traveling around 120 m.p.h. and forehand rallies faster than 80 m.p.h., errors are bound to happen.

Persons: Andy Murray, Bianca Andreescu, Jiri Lehecka Organizations: Wimbledon, All England Club

☆ Jabeur battles back to beat Andreescu
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2023 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates after winning her third round match against Canada's Bianca Andreescu REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur came from a set down to keep alive her Wimbledon dream with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory over former Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu on Saturday. The Tunisian, the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam final, was outplayed in the opening set on Centre Court. But the sixth seed regained some control with a serve break midway through the second set which enabled her to level. On the resumption, Jabeur had to work hard to hold serve, saving a break point, and she then picked the perfect moment to strike when she broke to love at 4-4. She still had to serve it out, but did so calmly to move into a fourth-round clash against two-time champion Petra Kvitova.

Persons: Canada's Bianca Andreescu, Toby Melville LONDON, Bianca Andreescu, Andreescu, Jabeur, Petra Kvitova, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Grand, Court, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Alcaraz passes test at Wimbledon, Rybakina on fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In the men's draw, third seed Daniil Medvedev and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both swept through while 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini set up a showdown with Alcaraz. With the big-serving Berrettini up next, Alcaraz, who was a break down in the fourth set, said Saturday's test was just what he needed. Rybakina ensured a demoralising 48 hours for Britain as she demolished Katie Boulter 6-1 6-1 to end home hopes in the singles. But she lasted only 57 minutes as Kazakhstan's Rybakina sent out an ominous warning to those wanting her title. Second seed Sabalenka is also in the groove heading into the second week after a 6-2 6-3 defeat of Anna Blinkova.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Chile's Nicolas Jarry, Toby Melville LONDON, Carlos Alcaraz, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Petra Kvitova, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos, Matteo Berrettini, Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz, Berrettini, Alexander Zverev, Medvedev, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Rybakina, Katie Boulter, Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie, Liam Broady, Kazakhstan's Rybakina, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Sorana, Maria Bueno, Anna Blinkova, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, Serbia's, Holger Rune, Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Rune, Christopher Eubanks, Chris O'Connell, Tsitsipas, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Chile's, Wimbledon, Queen's, Court, Serbian, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Belarusian, Ukraine, U.S, Berlin

☆ Kvitova downs Serbian qualifier to reach last 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Czech ninth seed needed four set points to seal the first set as menacing dark clouds hovered over Court Two, with her 225th ranked opponent slapping a service return long. A clearly distracted Stevanovic struggled to forget the incident and ended up being broken after Kvitova's service return kissed the line. Following a two-hour rain break, Kvitova appeared determined to make her greater firepower count, although the final game turned into an almighty tussle of wills. After watching three match points disappear thanks to Stevanovic's dogged resilience, Kvitova finally triumphed on her fourth attempt to seal a last-16 showdown with either 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu or Tunisian sixth seed Ons Jabeur. "I love playing on grass and when my serve is working well I love it even more."

Persons: Petra Kvitova, Natalija, Stevanovic, Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Bianca Andreescu, It's, Pritha Sarkar, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Wimbledon, All England Club, Serbian, Hawkeye, Thomson Locations: Czech, London, Berlin

It's a really sharp pain if I think about it," Berrettini told reporters. "I think he's one of the best grasscourt players that we have. In the last few years he's made a Wimbledon final, he's won Queen's two times. I think he's an incredible player on grass," Zverev said. I think (grass is) his favourite surface, probably my least favourite.

Persons: Matteo Berrettini, Australia’s Alex De Minaur, Toby Melville, Alexander Zverev, Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego, Alex de Minaur, Zverev, Roland Garros, he's, Carlos Alcaraz, Nicolas Jarry, Bianca Andreescu, Elena Rybakina, Katie Boulter, Rybakina, Rohith Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Australia’s Alex De Minaur REUTERS, showcourts, Wimbledon, Stuttgart, Queen's, Roland, Court, U.S, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Halle, Bengaluru

☆ Fewer Americans are taking time off for vacation this summer, and it might be due to inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fewer workers are taking time off for vacation or personal days, compared to last year. The following chart shows that the post-pandemic recovery in the number of workers taking vacation in June has stalled, with a slight drop from June 2022 to June 2023. To be sure, airline ticket inflation isn't as bad as it was last year. Even so, airline ticket inflation came in at 30.2% for all of 2022. When it comes to why fewer Americans are taking time off for vacation this summer, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su told Insider that it's "an important question."

Persons: Julia Pollak, —, who's, Bianca Giacobone, Hopper, Labor Julie Su, Su, Dan Latu, Ric Kenworthy, Latu, They're Organizations: Labor Statistics, Service, lastest Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Locations: lastest, Europe, Asia, Phoenix

☆ Ken Griffin's Citadel is rebuilding one of its most critical platforms. Here's an inside look at the project.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The platform is currently being rolled out and will let the fund move into new asset classes faster. Now, the migration to a new reference-data platform is underway. With the new solution, Citadel says, it will be able to move into new asset classes much faster. With the new platform, Citadel can respond when new asset classes come into the market, like cryptocurrencies or collectibles. "It's critical for our systems to accommodate growth in various asset classes and support the ever-increasing crossover between them," Tan said.

Persons: Rituraj Deb Nath, Deb Nath, Robert Tan, Tan, It's, Goldman Sachs, There's Organizations: Citadel, Citadel Securities, Google, Bank of America

☆ Automakers' contract negotiations will decide potential EV future for idled Illinois plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Bianca Flowers | Thomson Reuters | Bianca Flowers Is An Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist Based In Chicago Where She Reports On The Backbone Of The U.S. Labor Market. She Covers Agriculture | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The real question is how long will UAW workers stay off the job, said Mark Wakefield, co-head of AlixPartners' automotive practice. Around 1,680 union workers company-wide agreed to take the buyout, according to a union representative. He opted for a voluntary transfer to a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has also stepped up efforts to salvage the 58-year-old Belvidere plant that once employed 4,500 union workers. Reporting by Bianca Flowers in Belvidere, Illinois Additonal reporting by Joseph White in Detroit Editing by Ben Klayman and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Matt Frantzen, Tesla, Shawn Fain, Fain, Mark Wakefield, Wakefield, Mary Barra, Jim Farley, Barra, Farley, Carlos Tavares, Stellantis, Robert Stacy, Auston Gore, Joe Biden, J.B, Pritzker, Brandon Campbell, Bianca Flowers, Joseph White, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Auto Workers, automakers, UAW, General Motors, Ford, Detroit, CNBC, Detroit Free Press, Stellantis, U.S, Illinois, EVs, Thomson Locations: BELVIDERE , Illinois, Illinois, Belvidere, idled, U.S, Washington, EVs, Toledo , Ohio, Chicago, Belvidere ., Michigan, Indiana, Belvidere , Illinois, Detroit

☆ Bum Knees, Stress Fractures and Mental Anguish. Oh, Canada.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It may be a little hard to remember, with all the injuries, career detours and mystifying losses, but there was a time when everything seemed possible for Canadian tennis. Every time a tennis fan looked up, it seemed, another wildly talented or gritty Canadian had made a Grand Slam final. Bianca Andreescu even won one, beating Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open when she was still a teenager, playing with a style so creative she left tennis aesthetes drooling. Lately, with all the bum knees (Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime), stress fractures (Leylah Fernandez) and the mental anguish (Milos Raonic and Andreescu) that so many players struggle with these days, even Fernandez’s improbable run to the 2021 U.S. Open final can feel like it was a long time ago. And then there was a day like Wednesday at Wimbledon, with the rain finally going away long enough for outdoor tennis to happen, for Shapovalov and Raonic to show why there had been so much fuss in the first place.

Persons: detours, Bianca Andreescu, Serena Williams, Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger, Leylah Fernandez, Milos Raonic, Shapovalov, Raonic, Eugenie Bouchard Organizations: aesthetes, Wimbledon

☆ Stellantis puts Michigan plants in 'critical status' ahead of union talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Bianca Flowers | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Stellantis told workers at both facilites the plants will be in “critical status” from July 5 through October 2. In the past, automakers have built up inventory of their most popular vehicles ahead of the UAW contract deadline and possible strike action. Headed into this year’s talks, Detroit automakers had lean inventories compared to the past. Production cuts forced by semiconductor shortages and efforts by all three Detroit automakers to keep prices high mean they have thinner cushions going into the fall. Formal contract negotiations between the Detroit Three automakers and UAW leaders are set to begin on July 13.

Persons: Stellantis, Warren, Shawn Fain, Fain Organizations: Jefferson, Reuters, United Auto Workers, UAW, Warren, General Motors, Ford, Detroit, Detroit Three Locations: Michigan, “, Belvidere , Ill

☆ The 10 worst airports for summer travel based on on-time arrival performance and airfare price
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Three of the five worst airports for summer travel are in Florida, with Sanford Airport being the worst. Lihue Airport in Hawaii has been ranked the best airport in the US for summer travel. Forbes Advisor, a financial advisor platform, analyzed data from 100 US airports to compile a list of the 10 worst airports for summer travel based on on-time arrival performance and airfare price. Florida, which is prone to thunderstorm weather, has three of the top five worst airports for summer travel. Take a look at the ten worst airports for summer travel:

Organizations: Sanford Airport, Lihue, Morning, Forbes Locations: Florida, Hawaii

☆ WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff cruise in England
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pegula posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over 24th-ranked Qinwen Zheng of China in 1 hour, 38 minutes, while Gauff fired six aces en route to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera in 61 minutes. Also on Tuesday, Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia secured a 6-1, 7-5 win over Madison Brengle and fourth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia captured a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italian Jasmine Paolini. Samsonova recorded 18 aces to secure a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over the 18-year-old Noskova. Spain's Rebeka Masarova registered seven aces en route to a comprehensive 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Canadian, a former U.S. Open champion and the runner-up at this tournament last year. Also on Tuesday, eighth-seeded Varvara Gracheva notched a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italian Sara Errani.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Bernarda Pera, Paul Childs, Jessica Pegula, Pegula, Zheng, Gauff, Camila Osorio, Jodie Burrage, Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, Madison Brengle, Jasmine Paolini ., Beatriz Haddad Maia, Marie Bouzkova, Samsonova, Linda Noskova, Bianca Andreescu, Spain's Rebeka Masarova, Varvara Gracheva, Sara Errani Organizations: Eastbourne International, Lawn Tennis Club, Bernarda, U.S, Rothesay International, Bernarda Pera, Wednesday, Colombian, Madison, Thomson Locations: Eastbourne, Britain, Rothesay, England, China, Great Britain, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Bad Homburg, U.S

☆ A former military police officer shares what she does to stay safe over 20 years as a long-haul truck driver
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Women make up only 13.7% of truck drivers. Tools like tactical pens, hammers, and mag lights are popular means of self-defense. Unlike firearms or mace, tactical pens can be legally transported across all state lines, a handy feature for truckers, who cross a lot of them. Jeffers used to travel with a rottweiler. "But I put him through training, and he was very protective of the truck, whether I was there or not."

Persons: Chamaine Jeffers, Jeffers, who's, Pepper, she's, there's, — Jeffers, JC Penney, Jeffer, it's, It's, I'm Organizations: Morning, Trucking, Association Locations: Laredo , Texas

☆ WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek wins first grass-court match in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 26 - It took World No.1 Iga Swiatek a little time on Monday to acclimate to the grass under her feet in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open. Swiatek, who won the French Open on the clay courts in Paris earlier this month, won her first grass-court match of the season against 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in Bad Homburg, Germany. Swiatek has yet to win a WTA tournament on grass, and she hasn't made it past the Round of 16 on the grass courts in London. Keys was a 7-6 (4), 6-4 winner over Tereza Martincova, a lucky loser who got a spot in the main draw when fellow Czech Linda Fruhvirtova withdrew. Qualifier Camila Osorio of Colombia toppled Rogers 6-4, 6-4, and local favorite Jodie Burrage of Great Britain got past Davis 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Persons: acclimate, Tatjana Maria, Swiatek, hasn't, Teichmann, Claire Liu, Mayar Sherif, German Anna, Lena Friedsam, Bianca Andreescu, Varvara Gracheva, Cristian, Katerina Siniakova, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Shelby Rogers, Lauren Davis, Keys, Tereza, Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, Camila Osorio, Jodie Burrage, Davis, Daria Kasatkina of, Anhelina Kalinina, Karolina Pliskova, Pliskova, Elise Mertens Organizations: Bad, Wimbledon, Czech Republic, Madison Keys, Rogers, Eastbourne, Belgium, Thomson Locations: Paris, Bad Homburg, Germany, London, Egypt, German, Canada, Russia, Romanian, Czech, Italy, Rothesay, Eastbourne, England, Colombia, Daria Kasatkina of Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic

☆ Girlfriend of dentist who killed his wife on their African safari is sentenced to 17 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Martinez instead granted the federal prosecutors’ motion for a longer-than-usual sentence. Bianca Rudolph was killed in 2016 while she and Lawrence Rudolph were on a hunting trip in Zambia. I would not murder my wife,” Rudolph told jurors when he took the stand in his own defense at his trial. Prosecutors argued Rudolph killed his wife of 30 years for the insurance money and to be with his girlfriend, Milliron. American investigators reopened the case after a friend of Bianca Rudolph contacted authorities and said she suspected foul play.

Persons: Lori Milliron, Lawrence Rudolph, William J, Martinez, Milliron, ” “ Lori Milliron, Bianca Rudolph, Rudolph, propofol, Bianca, ”, John Dill, ” Dill, “, Husband, ” Rudolph Organizations: CNN, Department of Justice, Prosecutors, FBI Locations: American, Africa, Denver, Zambia, Phoenix

Union workers missed out on a frenzy of wage increases by employers desperate for workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Low unemployment makes it easier for union workers to stand firm during negotiations. Union workers also want more affordable healthcare, paid sick time and more-flexible scheduling for greater work-life balance. Some workers said the base wage increase was insufficient and balked at higher out-of-pocket medical costs. Late last year, U.S. freight railroad workers rejected a five-year contract that included a 24% wage increase, citing lack of paid sick leave.

Persons: Diane Swonk, Erin McLaughlin, Willie Adams, Sam Johnson, Johnson, Joe Biden, Todd Vachon, Garth Thompson, Lisa Baertlein, Bianca Flowers, Rajesh Kumar Singh, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Workers, Spirit, Deere & Co, Reuters, KPMG, Conference Board, Conference, . West, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Caterpillar, Congress, Unions, Union, CNH, Deere, Midwest, Rutgers, United Parcel Service, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Auto Workers, Detroit automakers, General Motors, Ford, FedEx, American Airlines, Pilots, United, United Airlines, Thomson Locations: U.S, . West Coast, Wichita , Kansas, Decatur , Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, West, Los Angeles, Chicago

☆ Meet the 6 JPMorgan execs tapped to lead a new unit that will shape how the country's largest bank approaches AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The team, led by Teresa Heitsenrether, will be critical in the bank's AI strategy. The D&A organization pulls together AI leaders from across the bank, from research to data use. JPMorgan is unifying its AI braintrust in a newly created unit that will drive strategy, governance, and adoption of the tech at the country's largest bank. Heitsenrether will have some of the bank's highest tech leaders and their respective teams as her deputies, including the bank's head of AI research and head of AI and machine learning transformation and engagement. The D&A organization will be critical to JPMorgan's AI use and strategy, as AI models and tools are computer-intensive and require vast amounts of data.

Persons: Teresa Heitsenrether, Lori Beer, Jamie Dimon, Daniel Pinto, Goldman Sachs, Heitsenrether, Pinto Organizations: JPMorgan, Wednesday, ChatGPT, Securities Services Locations: Heitsenrether

☆ Here's the 14-page pitch deck a startup helping people build credit through rental payments used to raise $4.5 million from Clocktower VC and Plaid's cofounders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Boom is a startup that helps people build credit by reporting rent payments to credit bureaus. The startup raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Starting Line. "I started helping them on their housing, find a new rental, build credit, get things removed from their credit report, access rental assistance, things like that," Whiting told Insider. That's when the lightbulb went off to start Boom, a startup that helps people build credit by reporting their rent payments to credit bureaus. Here's the 14-page pitch deck Boom used to raise its $4.5 million seed.

Persons: Rob Whiting, Whiting, Kirill Moizik, helms, Boom . Whiting, Moizik, Boom, Plaid's cofounders Zach Perret, William Hockey Organizations: Boston Consulting Group, Clocktower

☆ I came to the US 10 years ago as a refugee. I went to college, got my citizenship and now I drive a long-haul truck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After getting his bachelor's degree, he decided to get into trucking to buy a house for his mother. He says the American dream is all about having the freedom to work hard to achieve your own goals. There's something very American about the hard work of being a truck driver. And you get your truck, your license, and live the American dream, because you're making good money, and you achieve your dream. Some people come into trucking to buy a house, some people come into trucking to buy another truck.

Persons: Suud Olat, who'll, George Floyd, Bono, they're, You've, I've, haven't, I'm Organizations: Morning, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Young, UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Cloud State University, ONE, Washington State Locations: Kenya, Somalia, Minneapolis , Minnesota, America, Nashville , Tennessee, Nashville, American, Minnesota, St, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Dallas , Texas, Jersey City , New Jersey, Miami

☆ Severe air turbulence has increased by more than 50% in the past 40 years because of climate change, and it could get even worse, a new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Severe clear-air turbulence has increased by 55% since 1979, moderate by 37%, and light by 17%. Clear-air turbulence is invisible and hard to forecast and it is predicted to double by 2050. According to a new study by the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, UK, the occurrence of severe clear-air turbulence has increased by 55% in the past 40 years, while moderate turbulence has increased by 37%, and light by 17%. Clear-air turbulence is not the kind you experience going through a storm. As wind shear gets worse, so does clear-air turbulence, with some weather researchers predicting it will double by 2050, with severe turbulence increasing the most.

Persons: It's Organizations: Department, Meteorology, University of Reading, FAA, It's, National Center for Atmospheric Research

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